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FuseFX NYC
Head of Production/Senior VFX Supervisor
Greg Anderson leads the team at FuseFX, New York, and oversees projects based in that office. Greg brings 20 years of experience in senior visual effects roles with 1stAveMachine, Ring of Fire and Sony Pictures Imageworks. He was also the co-founder of the highly-regarded design and visual effects boutique burn.crash.repeat. His many feature credits include such blockbusters as X-Men 2, Spider-Man 2 and The Day After Tomorrow. He has also worked extensively in episodic television and commercials. He holds Bachelor’s and Master’s degrees in design and computation from MIT.
Taylor James
Executive Creative Director - Taylor James
Taylor James
Group Marketing Director - Taylor James
Phosphene
CCO, Senior Visual Effects Supervisor - Phosphene
Neoscape
Principal/Managing Director - Neoscape NY
With Neoscape since 2005, Ryan leads the New York studio, constantly pushing technological, creative, and artistic limits to achieve the most beautiful and impactful pieces possible. His background in architecture, balanced with an established artistic expertise, is reflected in all aspects of his work, each piece deftly choreographed for its intended audience. As managing director, Ryan oversees Neoscape’s creative teams, ensuring that all assets—from 3D illustrations and films to visual identity and print design—tell a cohesive project story.
Ryan has spoken at a variety of industry events, including Autodesk University in Las Vegas and the d2 conference in Vienna. Additionally, Ryan previously served as president of the New York Society of Renderers, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration between rendering professionals.
Ryan received his Masters of Architecture from UCLA, and a Bachelor of Arts from Union College.
Neoscape
Art Director - Neoscape NY
With Neoscape since 2007, Matt Clarey began as a 3D artist and is now an art director in Neoscape’s New York studio. In his current role he oversees a team of digital artists to ensure that all illustrations and films communicate visually. He also works closely with Neoscape’s creative directors and its clients helping to brainstorm and translate concepts, messages and ideas into successful illustrations and motion pictures.
Matt has been featured in Building Design + Construction Magazine and his work has received several awards, including two Awards of Excellence from the American Society of Architectural Illustrators for his 3D visualization work. Additionally, in 2014 he was appointed vice president of the New York Society of Renderers, a non-profit organization dedicated to fostering collaboration between rendering professionals.
Matt received his Bachelor of Fine Arts in Photography from Cornell University.
DBOX
Phil Traviss directs the CGI team in DBOX’s New York studio, where he is responsible for CGI scheduling, staffing and processes, as well as maintaining direct involvement in CGI production. He works closely with the leads from DBOX's London and Miami studios to ensure smooth and efficient operations agency-wide.
Prior to joining DBOX in 2007, Phil was integral in the creation of CGI for the winning bids for the London 2012 Olympics and the Glasgow 2014 Commonwealth Games. Phil earned a BA in Communication Design from the University of Portsmouth.
DBOX
Piranha
Gaspard Giroud is a director and the co-founder of Piranha.
Gaspard attended Paris-la-Villette architecture school, was granted a Fulbright scholarship and received a master's degree in architecture from Columbia University.
Parachute
VFX Artist and Founder of Parachute, Sam O'Hare comes from a background in architecture and design in England which helped propel him into the world of photo-realistic CGI production here in the US. Sam has won a Prix Ars Electronica award, been nominated for a Webby for Best Viral Film and has a short film in the permanent collection at MOMA. Sam has spoken around the world for Autodesk as an expert in photo-real animation, including presenting at Siggraph.
Andre Holzmeister is one of the most awarded Brazilian Directors of 2016 for his work on UNICEF`s Unfairy Tales campaign, directing Malak and the Boat film, he has won 5 Cannes Lions, including the Grand Prix for Good, 4 Clios and 3 LIAs, 2 D&AD, 1 ONE SHOW, 3 Brand Film Festival among others.
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Meet and Greet Reception
We are a creative communications agency that builds brands and develops immersive marketing campaigns for the fields of property development, architecture and the arts.
Since being founded in 1996, we have received awards from the Academy of Television Arts & Sciences (Emmy® Awards), The Art Directors Club, World Luxury Award, American Design Awards, Communication Arts and The International Property Awards, and our work has been exhibited at some of the world’s most respected art institutions, such as The Museum of Modern Art (MoMA), The Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo, The Art Institute of Chicago, New Museum and The Museum of Contemporary Art in Los Angeles.
FuseFX (fusefx.com) is an award-winning visual effects studio that provides visual effects services for film, television, commercials, games, and special venues.
FuseFX has emerged as a leader in Visual Effects for episodic television, as well as increasing work on commercials and feature film productions. FuseFX has over 200 employees across three studio locations: their flagship office in Los Angeles, CA, along with studios in New York City and Vancouver, Canada.
FuseFX has developed a proprietary, highly efficient pipeline. This process differentiates the company from others in the business and allows for better quality control, faster turn around of shots, allows the artists to focus on the creativity of visual effects. The company has assembled a highly experienced team of artists, supervisors, and producers with a broad range of experience in all aspects of Visual Effects. The quality of the staff also differentiates FuseFX from its competitors.
Today, FuseFX’s three locations have over 30 television shows in production simultaneously, while also servicing various commercial and feature film projects. The company has exclusively provided Visual Effects for all the major studios, and on such productions as American Horror Story, Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D., Criminal Minds, Sons of Anarchy, Bones, Mad Men, TURN, The Blacklist, The Magicians, The Get Down and many others.
FuseFX was founded by David Altenau in 2006 and initially provided visual effects for a few network episodic productions. In 2008, Tim Jacobsen and Jason Fotter joined the company as partners and contributed to significant expansion, opening new offices in Burbank, and adding infrastructure and personnel to service multiple major episodic television programs as well as feature films and commercials. In 2014, FuseFX opened new offices in New York and Vancouver to service local clients in those markets, currently headed by Greg Anderson and Rnadall Rosa, respectively, who lead those operations and build teams dedicated to FuseFX’s mission to provide stellar visual effects.
As a philosophy, the principals at FuseFX believe that Visual Effects offer an amazing ability to go beyond the limits of what practical production can accomplish. We strive to work with our clients to create a vision and story that could not otherwise be accomplished without the tools and talents FuseFX offers.
Huge is a global experience agency that provides business strategy, design, marketing and technology services to some of the world's largest businesses and best-known brands. Headquartered in Brooklyn, NY, the agency has more than 1,400 employees working across 14 offices throughout North America, Europe, Asia, and Latin America, and is part of the Interpublic Group of Companies (IPG).
Parachute (www.parachute.tv)is a VFX and finishing post production company based in Chelsea, NYC. We specialize in photo-realistic CGI and compositing.
Piranha is a real estate branding agency specialized in strategy, architecture visualization, content creation, mixed reality, virtual reality and distribution.
Piranha has worked with of the largest developers and architecture firms and is known for its award winning film for the World Trade Center.
The company has been an early developer of VR technologies and is developing a virtual reality platform for real estate.
Phosphene (www.phosphenefx.com) is a New York-based award-winning independent design and visual effects house, led by founders John Bair and Vivian Connolly. Since its launch in 2010, Phosphene has experienced continuous growth, culminating in its expansion to 5 Hanover Square, in April 2016.
Neoscape (neoscape.com) is a creative studio that pushes limits every day, crafting branded content and communications for clients in architecture, real estate, and beyond. Headquartered in Boston with a thriving New York studio, Neoscape is comprised of an innovative group of artists, filmmakers, designers, and programmers who love to tell compelling, visual stories that convey complex and visionary ideas. The agency’s toolset is based on 3D, film and photography, design and branding, and interactive applications. Our goal is to create meaningful and memorable experiences that bring ideas to life. We are unrelenting in our commitment to deliver the highest quality work that truly meets our clients’ unique needs and provides tangible value to their businesses.
We are an integrated production company: a one stop shop. We bring ideas to life, from concept to completion, across all media channels, for maximum creative and strategic impact.
We started in a basement in 1999. A few new people and a transatlantic expansion later, we have grown into a team of multi-skilled, creatively agile artists– and we continue to find creative, intelligent solutions for our clients. Our creative leads consult with our clients to develop full-service production solutions.
Xpand 2016 Schedule
Monday December 5th 2016 – SVA Theater – New York
All attendees MUST be pre-registered via this website on or prior to November 30, 2016
Enjoy some food and drink while checking out the latest toys from our sponsors. Staff from all of our presenting studios will be on hand in the Meet and Greet area to answer questions and discuss how to apply for future employment.
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Xpand 2016 Location
Located in NYC’s Chelsea district and just minutes from the C/E and 1 trains,
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